What did the Meiji government do as part of its efforts to modernize and industrialize Japan? (Points: 3)
A created a modern banking system
B signed a trade agreement with the United States
C limited the growth of the military
D visited Russian factories and prisons
2. What are the major goals of industrialized nations that were building empires in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? (Points: 3)
A to bring Christianity to unenlightened places and establish it as the major religion
B to locate more natural resources and establish new markets
C to find agricultural areas to replace the ones they used to build industries
D to establish their power so that other nations would hold them in high regard
3. Whose efforts in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries helped create the Republic of China in 1912? (Points: 3)
A Empress Dowager
B Sun Yat-sen
C Lin Zexu
D Guangxu
4. What was one reason that China lost the Sino-Japanese War? (Points: 3)
A China’s alliance with Russia proved to be much too weak.
B China’s powerful navy had been led off course by a trick of the Japanese commandant.
C China had decided not to modernize and industrialize.
D China decided to trust their chances for victory to a Manchurian general.
5. What helped Japan become an imperial power? (Points: 3)
A the inward focus during its isolationist period that allowed time for analysis of problems and solutions
B the decision to industrialize and adopt Western technologies
C colonization efforts throughout Southeast Asia
D beginning conquests of foreign nations close to home first
9. Which nation hoped to gain power, prestige, wealth, and security by becoming an imperial power in the late 1800s? (Points: 3)
A Japan
B Manchuria
C Russia
D China
10. Most of China’s population is located in the eastern half of the country where where the climate is __________. (Points: 3)
A humid subtropical
B cool summer
C semiarid steppe
D humid continental
11. Japan’s nationalism and rise as an imperial power can be traced back to __________. (Points: 3)
A its response to Western imperial interest in Japan
B the United States’ decision to negotiate trade agreements with Japan
C the outcome of the Sino-Japanese War
D the civil war in which rebels defeated the Tokugawa shogun
12. Why do Japanese children take part in disaster preparedness drills at school? (Points: 3)
A to create a sense of power over their environment
B because most Japanese children will work in high rise office buildings
C to be ready in case of an attack by Russia
D because Japan is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire
13. What was the effect of Japanese imperialism on the development of nationalism in the early 1900s? (Points: 3)
A Nationalism developed very slowly.
B Imperialism brought other cultures to the Japanese and nationalism waned.
C Nationalism became an important part of Japanese culture.
D Imperialism caused the Japanese to lose interest in nationalism as they explored other parts of the world.
14. What imperial nations had colonies in Africa in 1900? (Points: 3)
A Japan, India, and Italy
B China, Greece, and Saudi Arabia
C Turkey, Spain, and Portugal
D Great Britain, France, and Germany
15. Great Britain’s empire in the late 1800s included colonies in Africa and a sphere of influence in China. Which of the following statements is true? (Points: 3)
A Great Britain directly controlled all aspects of the Chinese government.
B Great Britain advised African rulers, but allowed Africans to govern themselves.
C Great Britain influenced only economic aspects of African kingdoms.
D Great Britain exerted significant influence in China under threat of military force.
16. What was the Meiji government’s position on education for all Japanese children? (Points: 3)
A Education was most important for the brightest students.
B Education should include agriculture and rice farming.
C Education for all was a key to modernization and industrialization.
D Education should be available on a limited basis to the entire population.
17. The major cause of Britain’s war against China in the mid-nineteenth century was __________. (Points: 3)
A. China’s refusal to sell rice to Great Britain
B. Britain’s refusal to stop selling opium in China
C. China’s attacks on British ships and citizens
D. Britain’s attacks on Chinese ships and cit